2025
Association between joint attention and autism traits in young adults: A gaze-contingent eye-tracking study
Yoon C, Meadan H, Xia Y, Shic F. Association between joint attention and autism traits in young adults: A gaze-contingent eye-tracking study. Research In Autism 2025, 125: 202622. PMID: 40842483, PMCID: PMC12366835, DOI: 10.1016/j.reia.2025.202622.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociated with autism traitsAutism traitsJoint attentionEye-tracking taskInteractive eye-trackingTraits in adulthoodEye-tracking methodologyYoung adultsDifficulties associated with autismEye-tracking studyHuman communication partnerEye-tracking researchAttentional demandsAutistic childrenCommunication partnersAutismEye trackingAttention variationDevelopmental significanceAdulthoodTraitsAdultsLinear mixed modelsAttentionAdolescentsPreserved but Un-Sustained Responses to Bids for Dyadic Engagement in School-Age Children with Autism
Wall C, Hudac C, Dommer K, Li B, Atyabi A, Foster C, Wang Q, Barney E, Ahn Y, Kim M, Mahony M, Bernier R, Ventola P, Shic F. Preserved but Un-Sustained Responses to Bids for Dyadic Engagement in School-Age Children with Autism. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2025, 1-9. PMID: 39754656, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-024-06691-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeurotypical childrenDyadic engagementEye-tracking paradigmEye-tracking taskNo significant group differencesSignificant group differencesSocial attention mechanismAutism groupAttentional responsesAttention shiftsAutism featuresReduced attentionSchool-aged childrenSocial cuesNeurotypical peersGroup differencesSocial attentionChildren's attentionAutistic childrenStudying social attentionAutismOverall attentionSchool-ageExploratory analysisInteraction context
2024
A Brief Introduction to ISCET - The International Society for Clinical Eye Tracking
Moustafa R, Chen S, Nakayama M, Shic F, Dunn M. A Brief Introduction to ISCET - The International Society for Clinical Eye Tracking. 2024, 1-3. DOI: 10.1145/3649902.3655659.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Face‐to‐face live eye‐tracking in toddlers with autism: Feasibility and impact of familiarity and face covering
Vernetti A, Butler M, Banarjee C, Boxberger A, All K, Macari S, Chawarska K. Face‐to‐face live eye‐tracking in toddlers with autism: Feasibility and impact of familiarity and face covering. Autism Research 2023, 17: 1381-1390. PMID: 38009948, DOI: 10.1002/aur.3060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutism spectrum disorderEye-tracking methodsSocial partnersAtypical developmentSocial attentionFace interactionEye-tracking taskEye-tracking procedureGroup of toddlersImpact of familiarityNeutral affectTask completion rateUnfamiliar personDiminished attentionAffective responsesSpectrum disorderNeurodevelopmental vulnerabilityParent conditionInteractive partnersIntervention outcomesInteractive faceAutismToddlersReal-world dynamicsTaskThe Selective Social Attention task in children with autism spectrum disorder: Results from the Autism Biomarkers Consortium for Clinical Trials (ABC‐CT) feasibility study
Shic F, Barney E, Naples A, Dommer K, Chang S, Li B, McAllister T, Atyabi A, Wang Q, Bernier R, Dawson G, Dziura J, Faja S, Jeste S, Murias M, Johnson S, Sabatos‐DeVito M, Helleman G, Senturk D, Sugar C, Webb S, McPartland J, Chawarska K, Trials T. The Selective Social Attention task in children with autism spectrum disorder: Results from the Autism Biomarkers Consortium for Clinical Trials (ABC‐CT) feasibility study. Autism Research 2023, 16: 2150-2159. PMID: 37749934, PMCID: PMC11003770, DOI: 10.1002/aur.3026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderSocial attention taskSchool-aged childrenAttention taskASD groupSpectrum disorderEye-tracking taskTotal T-scoreAttentional patternsAutism spectrumTD groupPresentation timeTrial feasibility studyGroup differencesPercent of timeOlder childrenTaskComparison groupToddlersT-scoreChildrenChildren 4Outcome variablesFaceCondition effects
2020
Stability of Variables Derived From Measures of Multisensory Function in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Dunham K, Feldman J, Liu Y, Cassidy M, Conrad J, Santapuram P, Suzman E, Tu A, Butera I, Simon D, Broderick N, Wallace M, Lewkowicz D, Woynaroski T. Stability of Variables Derived From Measures of Multisensory Function in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder. American Journal On Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities 2020, 125: 287-303. PMID: 32609807, PMCID: PMC8903073, DOI: 10.1352/1944-7558-125.4.287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultisensory functionMultisensory processingSimultaneity judgment taskEye-tracking taskAutism spectrum disorderStability of variablesSchool-aged childrenAudiovisual speechMcGurk effectJudgment taskNoise taskSpectrum disorderAveraging scoresTaskEffects of interestFuture researchElectroencephalographic recordingsASDStability of indicesChildrenDifferent measuresImportant implicationsMeasuresProcessingListening
2013
Decreased Spontaneous Attention to Social Scenes in 6-Month-Old Infants Later Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Chawarska K, Macari S, Shic F. Decreased Spontaneous Attention to Social Scenes in 6-Month-Old Infants Later Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Biological Psychiatry 2013, 74: 195-203. PMID: 23313640, PMCID: PMC3646074, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.11.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderSocial scenesSpectrum disorderSocial brain networkEye-tracking taskAttentional biasSocial cognitionSocial overturesSpontaneous attentionAtypical developmentEnhanced attentionBrain networksSocial interaction patternsMonitoring skillsOlder infantsVisual responsesProdromal symptomsDiminished abilityInteraction patternsLimited attentionDisordersFirst yearAttentionSceneCognition
2011
Separating Automatic and Intentional Inhibitory Mechanisms of Attention in Adults With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Roberts W, Fillmore MT, Milich R. Separating Automatic and Intentional Inhibitory Mechanisms of Attention in Adults With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 2011, 120: 223-233. PMID: 21058752, PMCID: PMC3065892, DOI: 10.1037/a0021408.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderInhibitory controlComparison adultsResponse taskHyperactivity disorderEye-tracking taskInhibitory control mechanismsInterference taskSelective attentionADHD groupCognitive scienceInhibitory deficitsTask performanceIntentional mechanismsReflexive saccadesTaskComparison groupAdultsFundamental distinctionInhibitory mechanismDisordersAttentionMeasuresSaccadesStimuli
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